第二节完形填空 ( 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。                                                                                        
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their  37  exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they  38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt  39   and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）_40 _task, as the professor had said they could bring  41  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not_42  each other during the test.
43_ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44_on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed _45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the  46  faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”  47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished_ 48  .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I  49 _” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are_50 many things about the  51 _you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday_ 52  .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53  this course, but remember--even though you are now college graduates, your education had just _54  .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the _55  he taught.
36. A. seconds       B. minutes      C. hours  D. days
37. A. only     B. first    C. very    D. last
38. A. would  B. must   C. had to    D. used to
39. A. glad     B. ready  C. sorry   D. nice
40. A. interesting   B. necessary    C. easy     D. unusual
41. A. no B. either  C. any      D. some
42. A. listen to       B. look at       C. care for       D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily      C. Quickly       D. Carefully
44. A. appeared      B. changed     C. failed   D. stopped
45. A. then     B. as       C. before   D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried      C. surprised    D. moved
47. A. Not      B. Once   C. Only   D. Even
48 A. all  B. none   C. one     D. it
49. A. wondered    B. enjoyed      C. hated   D. expected
50 A. even      B. already       C. so       D. still
51 A. exam     B. subject       C. question     D. college
52 A. job B. class   C. practice      D. study
53. A. pass     B. fail     C. take    D. start
54. A. begun   B. completed  C. failed     D. succeeded
55. A. subject         B. things              C. words         D. lessons

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam   36 to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was   37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt  38 and able to take   39  of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）  40 task, as the professor had said they could bringeither books or notes they wanted, requesting， only  41 that they did not talk to each other during the test.
  42 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles appeared on the students’ faces as they   43  there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed before the professor began to  44 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor  45  the class.
He looked at the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”   46 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students  47 restlessly(不安地) in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class remained   48 .
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   49 ,” he said. “I just want you to  50 you that, even although you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively common in everyday  52 .” Then smiling, he   53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just  54 .”
The years have  55  the name of the professor, but not the lesson he taught.

【小题20】

A．forgot B．remembered C．strengthened D．weakened

Wu You, a 14–year–old Chinese Australian, used her diary to record what she had experienced in Guangzhou during this year’s Spring Festival travel period.
She, like tens of thousands of passengers stranded (滞留) at the Guangzhou Railway Station, had a Spring Festival she could never forget. But different from most people, she put down what she saw and heard in her diary, which was published in Australia.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Wu You’s grandfather and parents are professional painters, and she started to write diaries with pictures when she was only ten years old. She never expected to become famous because of her diary describing her life in Guangzhou.
“We originally planned to stay for half a month in Guangzhou when we arrived in January,” said Huang Qin, Wu’s mother. But the snowstorm caused the breakdown of traffic and kept the family there. “This is her first Spring Festival in China and probably the most special one,” said Huang. “We watched TV news programs every day and prayed for the snowstorm to be over soon so that stranded passengers could go home as soon as possible.”
Then Wu You started writing diaries about the snowstorm and the stranded passengers, along with the traditional customs in Guangzhou as well as local attractions such as the flower fair.
“In her diary she just wrote down what she heard and saw every day, and with her pencil she added some illustration to every diary. When we went back to Australia, people saw the diaries and asked to publish them on a local newspaper,” said Huang, “because they thought the diaries are very heart – warming.” All of Wu You’s diaries were written in English, and translated into Chinese by her mother. Through her diary, the girl shows her care to the Chinese people. In one diary, she wrote, “I really hope the warmth from people’s love can melt the cold snow and ice.”
72. Wu You wrote diaries during her stay in Guangzhou because she _______ .
A. has the habit of keeping a diary                 B. wished to make her name known
C. needed a means to kill time                    D. experienced so many interesting things
73. We can infer from the story that Wu You _____ during the Spring Festival.
A. did nothing besides watching TV and writing diaries 
B. helped clear away the snow and ice
C. helped other stranded passengers in difficulty  
D. had activities to get a taste of the local culture
74. The underlined word “illustration” in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A. photos             B. drawings         C. translations           D. tips
75. Her diary is believed worth publishing mainly because it tells about the ______.
A. wonderful places in Guangzhou covered in ice and snow
B. interesting ways of locals observing the Spring Festival
C. severe disaster caused by the snowstorm
D. moving stories of the passengers being helped

第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university．On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few   21 . On their faces was confidence. This was their   22   exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they   23   get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt   24   and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n） 25  task, as the professor had said they could bring   26  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   27  each other during the test.
28   they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   29 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed   30   the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the   31   faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”   32   a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   33  .”  But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   34   ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are   35   many things about the   36   you don't know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in    37     practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all   38  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just   39   .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the  40   he taught.
21. A. seconds           B. minutes          C. hours        D. days
22. A. only              B. first             C. very         D. last
23. A. would            B. must             C. had to       D. used to
24. A. glad             B. ready             C. sorry        D. nice
25. A. interesting        B. necessary          C. easy        D. unusual
26. A. no              B. either              C. any         D. some
27. A. listen to          B. look at             C. care for     D. talk to
28. A. Hardly           B. Happily            C. Quickly     D. Carefully
29. A. appeared         B. changed            C. failed       D. stopped
30. A. then             B. as                  C. before       D. after
31. A. pleased           B. worried           C. surprised         D. moved
32. A. Not             B. Once              C. Only            D. Even
33. A. all              B. none              C. one             D. it
34. A. wondered        B. enjoyed            C. hated           D. expected
35. A. even           B. already             C. so              D. still
36. A. exam          B. subject             C. question          D. college
37. A. every day      B.everyday’s           C. everyday         D. every a day
38. A. pass          B. fail                 C. take              D. start
39. A. begun         B. completed           C. failed            D. succeeded
40. A. subject         B. things              C. words           D. lessons

Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.
As a result, the student visa(签证) application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit(押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be given a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
“This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas,” says Wang Lan, an expert from Education International Cooperation Group(EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.
However, in the past few years, many of Wang's student clients(客户) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were difficult. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.
A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.
“According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents,” Li says.
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.
“I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China,” she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the passage?